How to Minimize Inflation in Your Life

[Kal Di]

In the past, I worked for U.S. companies while living abroad. My resident state in the U.S. does not have a state income tax, but I paid all of the other ones. I do not believe in evading taxes.

As far as working remotely in other countries, visa laws vary by country. For example, Mexico says that you can be a temporary resident and work in Mexico if your employer is based in your native country. Mexico only taxes locally sourced income, which doesn't apply to expats working online. Many young Americans are working like that here (some from the Silicon Valley companies, some from Forbes 500 companies, and others).

Regarding the tracking of ISP addresses, I agree that it's becoming more of a thing. Although, the main reason is that many Silicon Valley companies don't want to pay six figure salaries (to employees who don't live in those high cost of living areas) because they would rather save money by paying them a smaller (but still above average) salary relative to the cost of living of the employee's local area. Most employees can avoid that with an excellent VPN.

Lying about where you live is extremely unethical. Many companies have corporate policies in their employee handbooks about ethics and how violating their ethics/moral clauses can lead to termination. 

What happens if you move to Mexico and hate it for whatever reason? Or any country. It's not so easy to just pack up and move back. Moving is expensive. Also if one has settled down with a spouse, kids, dog, house, and all that jazz it's definitely not easy to just pick up and leave. There's far more to life than saving a few bucks on the cost of food.

Lying about where you live is not unethical unless it breaks a law or contractual agreement. When I go to the USA, I live in one of my properties. So, is it unethical to say I live there if it is not for a full year? Perhaps, you think so or not. If so, we will agree to disagree.

As I stated earlier in this thread, moving abroad can be a hassle in most cases. I have properties in the U.S. and live in Mexico because I want to accelerate to early retirement (which is "far more to life than saving a few bucks on the cost of food"). I know that it is a different lifestyle goal than someone who is married with kids, has pets, mortgage, and whatever else.